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American Blonde Ale

213 calories 23.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Geoff Pooley
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 4th 2015
1.064
1.018
6.0%
16.6
5.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 85.7%
1.50 lb Cane Sugar1.5 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 14.3%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 13.85 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.76 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 222 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.43 g | 17.7 qt) 4.89 19.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.11 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.26 33.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I'm going for a simple, light, dry, clean beer thats easy to drink. I've had a lot of heavier beers and IPA's lately and I want something that's easy to drink. I would do a lager but i don't think I want to wait that long. It's also starting to feel like fall outside so I want to bump the ABV up from the amber and pale ale I made earlier. I'm looking to hit about 6% ABV which should also help the beer keep a little longer as well. The amber started to lose it's fresh taste around 2.5-3 months.

FG was 1.012

The final product had a off note that tasted sterile or band aid like. I think it came from the white sugar which is white because it has been bleached white. The chlorine content caused the phenolic off flavor. So use better sugar next!

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